Re: BinSCII File Merge Question

[be946@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Simon C.Hall)]

 (e@prc.org) writes:
> Here's the background to my problem:
> 
> When I use FTP to obtain software from ground.isca.uiowa.edu, each
> separate file on ground becomes a separate ProDOS file on my /RAM5.
> For example, apple2/apple16/utils/twilight/twilight.13 becomes
> /RAM5/FILE1 on my GS, and the corresponding ground twilight.23 and
> twilight.33 files become my FILE2 and FILE3 respectively.  This has to
> do with my using Internet by email.  Everything discussed so far in
> this post is a given and cannot be changed (at least not without my
> getting a real Internet connection, which isn't going to happen real
> soon.)
> 
> According to the CSA FAQ, BinSCII can take these separate files as
> input and create a single output file.  Normally, that single output
> file will have an .SHK suffix.
> 
> The problem is that I cannot figure how to get BinSCII to accept
> multiple inputs.  I'm probably missing something real obvious, and the
> answer to this post will be clear.  But in case it isn't so easy,
> perhaps someone could help me with the obvious work-around, which
> would be to merge together my FILE1, FILE2, and FILE3 into a single
> file.  I guess I could quickly write a Beagle-compiled Applesoft
> program to do this, but any other ideas will be welcome.  Another
> possible workaround would be to use BINSCII to decode each of my files
> separately and then merge together the resultant .SHK files before
> taking them through ShrinkIt.  But again, the question would be what
> the best way is to merge the files.
> 
> Steve Eisenberg      Pennsylvania, U.S.A.      e@prc.org
> 


When binscii asks for the name of the file eg. /RAM5/file1 is all you need
enter. Then when that's done it will take you back to the main screen again.
At this point if you choose to decode a binscii file again it will have
the PATH of the last file in the buffer and all you need do is change the
/RAM5/file1 to /RAM5/file2 and so on.
BINSCII will append all of the parts onto the .shk
Now if you mean that all the part's from your mailer is breaking your
files NOT at the BINSCII header, then you will have to get them all into
one file. I use DAVEX shell with the COMBINE command to paste files like
that but just about any PLAIN text editor will do that. MAYBE AppleWorks (8
There is a basic/asm program floating around the archives that ONLY takes
PARTS from I think it was BROWNVM list-serv. Or not. But one of those
E-mail thingy-magigs.

Hope it helps.
regards Jim aka Simon

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